Two Land Rover Defender Concept Vehicles Unveiled At Frankfurt Motor Show

13 September 2011

Land Rover has unveiled two new concepts for the Land Rover Defender, the iconic go-anywhere vehicle. Named DC100 and DC100 Sport, the two concepts showcase the direction and thinking behind the ongoing development of the new Land Rover Defender, intended for production in 2015.

DC100 and DC100 Sport revealed at Frankfurt Motor
Show: demonstrating the dependability and versatility of
the go-anywhere Defender

Technology and sustainability: key features
demonstrated on both models

Land Rover has unveiled two new concepts for the Land Rover
Defender, the iconic go-anywhere vehicle. Named DC100 and DC100
Sport, the two concepts showcase the direction and thinking behind
the ongoing development of the new Land Rover Defender, intended
for production in 2015.

DC100 and DC100 Sport capture the flexibility, adaptability and
configurability that have always been key attributes of Land Rover
and continue in today's Defender.

DC100 demonstrates the future of Land Rover's capability and
versatility; DC100 Sport is an active expression of freedom and
leisure.

Both concepts are based on the same shared 100-inch wheelbase.
They feature sustainable hi-tech materials and the latest
technology to optimise fuel and operational efficiency at all
times, in all modes and in all driving conditions.

DC100 and DC100 Sport include a variety of capability
technologies including a Terrain-i scanning device to warn of
obstacles when off-road, Wade Aid sonar technology to assess water
depth and Land Rover Terrain Response System, which automatically
optimises the car for any environment.